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Try this page; there are pictures of a lot of the new characters like the new Team Avatar (Korra, Bolin & Mako), Aang's descendants, the equalists, the metalbenders, and many more. (And Toph's daughter.)

Yesterday I was shocked to see that the first episode of Korra has been released. I found Korra to be a strong main character, including physical strength and fitness. When she kicks some ass it comes as no surprise. There are some other intriguing characters too, so this seems promising. My only complaint is that the villain seems boring so far.

Only watched one or two episodes of the first series, since I never really got into the setting, but this one... This one looks good. I'll probably watch it online

The part where she does water-bending, the word in the background is 善, which is kindness, charity, etc. It's interesting, because you would expect them to put the word for water. Instead, they give personalities to the elements. It's not new, but I like the director's call on this.

Directly after that water-bending scene, we see the lady kicking ass all over the place with fire. The juxtaposition between the two, kindness and violence, leads me to think that they might be exploring using force in the name of "good" and the moral ambiguity of it. They'll probably extend it to the political arena since she's fighting a few authority figures in some shots.

The animation is really smooth and the backgrounds are gorgeous. Was there large scale battle scenes in the previous avatar? I hope this one will have all-out war since it'll look incredible with the effort the artists put into painting the scenery.

Directly after that water-bending scene, we see the lady kicking ass all over the place with fire. The juxtaposition between the two, kindness and violence, leads me to think that they might be exploring using force in the name of "good" and the moral ambiguity of it. They'll probably extend it to the political arena since she's fighting a few authority figures in some shots.

Yes, the teachers did say that she lacked restraint, and then she destroyed things in the city. Maybe the bad guy will provoke her to destroy some more stuff, thus giving benders a bad reputation. Maybe she will even hurt someone and then feel a lot of guilt afterwards, like a character in one of my books, hi hi.

The animation is really smooth and the backgrounds are gorgeous. Was there large scale battle scenes in the previous avatar? I hope this one will have all-out war since it'll look incredible with the effort the artists put into painting the scenery.

Yes, it gorgeous. I especially like how Korra has a very physcal presence. She's like a teenager who has just grown some muscles, but hasn't completely learned to control them yet. And yes, there were a couple of huge battles in the previous series.

The animation is pretty good and I like the character design, but I don't know if I'm impressed with the writing.

I like the direction the story is taking, but I'm not seeing much originality with the characters yet, or the dialogue. I'm hoping they make good on what they said about taking a more mature turn with the show. To tell the truth, I kind of wish it had gotten picked up by Adult Swim, rather than Nick.

I'm also kind of wondering about the steampunk angle. Where would the British influence have come from? And I hope they don't follow in the footsteps of X-Men. The premise has the potential to seem a bit washed out, considering all the X-Men movies/series' that have been spawned in the past decade.

Someone else said the villains seemed boring. I agree. The AtLA team has always spawned some pretty boring villains, sans Zuko and Azula. They like making the bosses super evil, which will probably be the low point of the show. I'm hoping they also veer away from making a romance present too soon. I'd rather see Korra single for a while.

I'm glad they aren't relying too heavily on The Legend of Aang. I just wish they'd tried to break their character molds a bit with the brothers. I'm seeing too much Zuko/Aang there. Tenzin being super serious is a nice surprise, though. And not hooking up the kids of the original gang, or even having them be best friends, is interesting.

There's nothing imaginary about the four elements my friend, they've just changed terminology to the four states of matter--solid, liquid, gasses, and okay not matter, but energy.

I think the word you want is "plasma". But, no, the four (or five, or whatever, depending upon the culture involved) elements are not good descriptions of the classical states of matter. That had to wait for people to gradually develop real science.

The series actually does sound interesting. I'll have to check it out. (Though lately I've become reluctant to risk another time commitment; I find myself perversely hoping a new thing won't be too interesting. Sad.)

Watched the 2 episodes on KorraNation over the weekend and I'm still squealing and flailing.

I think I may love this show more than its predecessor. The story seems a lot less straightforward Hero's Journey-ish and as a protagonist Korra appeals to me more than Aang. Plus seriously, how many action-adventure kids' shows not aimed at only girls have nonwhite female protagonists? Not gonna lie, I'd love Korra for that alone.